JD Supra Law

JANUARY 20, 2023

On January 6, 2023, Genentech and Tanvex reached a settlement in principle to resolve all claims with respect to Genentech’s BCPIA complaint.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 4, 2023

For companies whose movies are downloaded and shared illegally, solutions have been developed that allow them to monitor suspected pirates and track them back to their ISPs, before obtaining their identities and making a settlement offer to end the risk of a full-blown lawsuit.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For those who have not had a chance to attend one of our CLE presentations on Litigation Funding Disclosure, this IAM article provides a glimpse of the complex landscape for defendants seeking discovery on litigation funding topics in their cases. Litigation funding can significantly impact the parties’ ability to reach settlement.

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IAM Magazine

JULY 11, 2022

The outcome was unsurprising considering Zebra’s settlements in other litigation, though a newly announced licence with InterDigital proves the company also comes to the negotiation table

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IAM Magazine

JULY 11, 2022

The outcome was unsurprising considering Zebra’s settlements in other litigation, though a newly announced licence with InterDigital proves the company also comes to the negotiation table.

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TorrentFreak

JUNE 6, 2023

By attaching settlement demands to DMCA notices sent to ISPs, Rightscorp hoped these would be forwarded intact to subscribers. As for the notice settlement model, that assumes that ISPs will forward cash demands to their customers along with DMCA notices.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2023

Following years of infringement litigation over its patented wireless chip technologies, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has recently enjoyed a pair of settlement outcomes pointing to the strength of the research university’s patent holdings.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 20, 2023

On January 6, 2023, Genentech and Tanvex reached a settlement in principle to resolve all claims with respect to Genentech’s BCPIA complaint. The post Genentech and Tanvex Reach Settlement in Principle in Trastuzumab BPCIA Litigation appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 29, 2022

Patent litigators who represent plaintiffs and defendants agree the new standing order favours the defence, but one litigation financier predicts well-financed patentees backed by reputable lenders will get the upper hand.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 3, 2022

Actavis decision has guided pharmaceutical litigators and advisors exploring the antitrust risks inherent in settling pharmaceutical patent lawsuits, especially when such settlements could be viewed to include large and unjustified payments to an alleged infringing ANDA filer (or biosimilar manufacturer).

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IPilogue

AUGUST 24, 2022

Litigation is almost always recommended to be avoided , whether because of the sheer amount of time needed to get a court date, the expensive costs for the client and law firm, or the risks associated with receiving an unfavorable judgement. Michelle Mao is an incoming 2L JD student at Osgoode Hall Law school and an IPilogue Writer.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 16, 2024

On April 10, 2024, the Court granted Plaintiffs Genentech, Hoffmann-La Roche, and Biogen and Defendants Dr. Reddy’s and Fresenius Kabi’s joint stipulation of dismissal due to settlement in Case No. 1:23-cv-22485 (D.N.J.) related to Dr. Reddy’s and Fresenius Kabi’s proposed Rituxan® (rituximab) biosimilar DRL_RI. By: Venable LLP

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 2, 2023

The litigation between U.S. and Chinese vaping companies over the "Elf" name could end in a settlement, a mediator told a Florida federal judge on Tuesday, saying that favorable rulings on two key issues for one party would likely "force" the other side to "adjust their settlement demands."

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

On appeal, the CAFC held that CNC’s version of the agreement more accurately reflected the understanding between the two parties regarding a settlement over Plasmacam’s claim that CNC infringed U.S. 7,071,441 (‘441 patent), for which Plasmacam has an exclusive license.

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IP Law 360

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

A British nanotechnology company said Friday it landed $150 million from its litigation-funded patent infringement lawsuits against Samsung that ended in a settlement last month, just as jury selection was set to kick off in one of the cases in Marshall, Texas.

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The IP Law Blog

JANUARY 5, 2023

Do defendants and the court have the right to ask who is funding a particular patent litigation? The party must identify the third-party funder and whether the third-party funder has the right to approve litigation or settlement decisions. The issue arose as a result of two standing orders issued by Judge Connolly.

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The IP Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2023

Kewalramani), the Central District of California denied Defendant Netflix’s attempts to compel Plaintiff GoTV Streaming to provide documents and further information as to the source of the litigation funding that GoTV received in conjunction with the patent litigation.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The FTC claimed that the manufacturers had brought “sham” patent infringement litigation in 2011 against Teva and another generic supplier, Perrigo. The FTC also claimed that the December 2011 Teva settlement constituted an illegal reverse payment settlement under FTC v. Actavis, in violation of Section 5.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The post Janssen and Samsung Bioepis Settle STELARA (Ustekinumab) Litigation appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 1, 2023

million settlement to end claims that the now-bankrupt Mulvadi Corp. wrongly sold coffee using the name "Kona," the latest deal in litigation from Hawaiian farmers alleging the company's coffee contained no coffee grown or harvested from the state's Big Island. A Washington federal judge has given the go-ahead to a $7.78

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IAM Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

A preliminary injunction has been issued against the state’s strict reverse payment law, but antitrust considerations are here to stay in IP litigation settlements.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Intellectual property litigation is expensive. So much so that many businesses facing the prospect of pursuing litigation resort to making settlement decisions based on the economic burden of a multi-year litigation process, rather than solely upon the strength of their arguments or the risks associated with proceeding to trial.

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LexBlog IP

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As previously reported , Genentech and Tanvex reached an agreement in January 2022 to settle BPCIA litigation relating to Tanvex’s biosimilar of HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab). The post Genentech BPCIA Trastuzumab Case Against Tanvez Dismissed After Settlement appeared first on Big Molecule Watch.

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IAM Magazine

APRIL 29, 2022

Patent litigators who represent plaintiffs and defendants agree the new standing order favours the defence, but one litigation financier predicts well-financed patentees backed by reputable lenders will get the upper hand.

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IP Law 360

MARCH 24, 2023

Plaintiffs counsel in a class action from consumers who alleged Allergan and Merz delayed generic versions of Alzheimer's drugs from coming to market will be awarded 33.3%, plus litigation expense reimbursement, of an eight-figure settlement.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 28, 2022

With an average 33 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) filings (one post grant review, the rest inter partes reviews[IPRs]), a relatively high number (89) of district court terminations (including some high-profile settlements), and a somewhat low number (63) of suits this week, we are rolling into May. Chief Judge Connolly of the U.S.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

As previously reported, Genentech and Tanvex reached an agreement in January 2022 to settle BPCIA litigation relating to Tanvex’s biosimilar of HERCEPTIN (trastuzumab). On February 9, the court entered an order dismissing all claims in the case. By: Goodwin

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IP Law 360

MARCH 2, 2023

The owner of patented battery backup technology argued Thursday a Delaware federal judge can't make it disclose third-party litigation funding after it reached settlements in two related infringement suits, contending the court lacks jurisdiction following dismissal.

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IP Law 360

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The top federal judge in Delaware concluded Monday that the Texas attorneys behind prolific patent litigation funding outfit IP Edge might have broken the law — and their ethical obligations as lawyers — by litigating ferociously for settlements from tech companies while operating behind a shadowy network of "relatively unsophisticated individuals." (..)

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BYU Copyright Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In an Order filed on August 9, 2021, the court denied both Motions, finding ComicMix's novel argument unpersuasive and concluding that a reasonable jury could possibly find that there was not substantial similarity in the total concept and feel of the copyrighted works, making the matter inappropriate for summary judgment.

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LexBlog IP

JANUARY 16, 2024

” As we have previously reported, J&J has entered into settlement agreements with Samsung Bioepis , Alvotech and Teva , Fresenius Kabi and Formycon AG , and Celltrion in relation to their respective ustekinumab biosimilar products. Stay tuned to Big Molecule Watch for more updates on this litigation. Lowey Dannenberg, P.C.,

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JD Supra Law

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Samsung Bioepis recently reported that it has signed a settlement and license agreement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) in the United States relating to SB17, Samsung Bioepis’s ustekinumab biosimilar to J&J’s STELARA®. If SB17 is approved by the FDA, the license period in the United States will begin on February 22, 2025.

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IP Law 360

JULY 21, 2022

The Third Circuit on Thursday crushed Perrigo's shot at reviving its antitrust suit against AbbVie over a low-testosterone treatment, finding the litigation was barred under a prior settlement between the competing drugmakers.

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JD Supra Law

APRIL 10, 2023

In March, Samsung agreed to pay UK Nanotechnology Company Nanoco USD 150 million in a patent infringement dispute over patents used in QLED televisions that featured legal team from Wei Chixue Law Firm of Linda Liu Group - a Top 10 IP Law Firm in China. By: Linda Liu & Partners

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LexBlog IP

APRIL 20, 2022

Del issued a standing order for all pending litigation before him requiring disclosure of certain financial relationships from litigating parties. The information is due 30 days from filing of an initial pleading, and includes arrangements made between parties and third party funders.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

There was a new discretionary denial, a bunch of litigation-provoked high-profile PTAB challenges, and some notable new litigations. It was another slow week for patent filings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and a typical week in district courts, with 52 district court complaints filed and 22 new PTAB petitions.

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Patently-O

OCTOBER 4, 2022

OpenSky’s behavior in this proceeding is entirely distinguishable from conventional settlement negotiations that take place in an adversarial proceeding. I also find that OpenSky engaged in abuse of process and unethical conduct by offering to undermine and/or not vigorously pursue this matter in exchange for a monetary payment.

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